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"A hundred years from now, it will not matter the sort of house I lived in, what my bank account was, or the car I drove....but the world may be different because I was important in the life of the animals and the creatures on this earth."

allrecipes.com has an apple bundt cake recipe that is divine with cream cheese frosting!! I haven't tried freezing this cake (always gone too quick), but I bet it would make a great addition to a Christmas baked goodie plate to throw in several slices or even half a bundt--I would think waiting till thawed to frost would be the wiser option...but never tried at all so not positive.

Speaking of apple pies....measure your spices as heaping spoonfuls and refrigerate the assembled pie overnight before baking. I happened upon this accidentally when I could only get one of the two pies baked the night I created them. Both pies were eaten by the same people and though the first was fabulous, the second was above and beyond that. *grin*

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When I have an excess of apples, I make apple butter, both smooth and chunky. I have also canned apple slices. Most of my canning recipies I get from the Ball Blue Book on canning. Check your local library.

When your through trying all the great recipes (Mmm Mmm) others have given you. Try an old basic 'applesauce'.

One year I was overwhelmed with apples and a friend had a 6 month old baby. So, I had her give me old baby food jars and I would return them with fresh applesauce for her son. She loved it and so did he. However, I'm not a canner and only supplied her with a few meals at a time, so they wouldn't go bad. She felt great about giving her son something all natural and I felt great about saving her some money. This was years ago and I don't remember my recipe, but I'm sure there is one somewhere on this web site (It has everything else).

Sorry I have no recipe, but maybe I gave you a idea for some of those apples.

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